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(Application filed Sept. 2, 1899.)

SOAP CUTTING MACHINE.

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J. P. WETHERILL.

SUAP CUTTING MACHINE.

(Application filed Sept. 2, 1899.)

(No Model.)

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SOAP CUTTING MACHINE.

(Application led Sept. 2, 1899).-

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Patented May 29, |900.

J. P. WETHEBILL. SOAP CUTTING MACHINE.

(Application led Sept. 2, 1899.)

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UNITED STATES f PATENT OFFICE.

JAMES r. WE'THERLL, or CHESTER, PENNSYLVANA, A SSIGNCR rro THE JAMES P. wETnERILL MACHINE COMPANY, CE SAME PLACE.

SOAP-CUTTING MACHINE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No, 650,574, dated May 29, 1900. Application and september 2,1899. semi No. 799.273. (No man.)

T all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES P. WETHERILL, a citizen-of the United States, residing at Chester, in thecounty of Delaware and- State of Pennsylvania, have invented certain new and useful'lmprovements in Automatic Soap-Outting Machines; and l do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use the same, reference being had to the accompanyin g drawings,and tothe figures of reference marked thereon, which form a part of l A to a frame l at the feeding end, a frame 2 at this specification.

My invention relates to soap-cutting machines wherein the movements and operation of the machine are automatically controlled to first divide the soap slab into a desired number of longitudinal strips and then separate the stri ps into bars or cakes of merchantable sizes; and the object of my invention is to provide a mechanism wherein all the operations of the machine are automatic and alternating in regular succession, so that no handwerk is required, except to place the soap slabs on the machine and remove the bars or 'the master-wheel pin'ions.

cakes cutl and formed therefrom after the poweris applied, which continuously revolves the driving-pulley in one and' the same direction. I attain this object by the mechanism illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which y Figure 1 is a side elevation, but shown much shorter than I construct the machines on account of lack of room. Fig. 2 is a plan, also shortened for same reason as Fig. 1. Fig. 3 is a Section of the delivery-table friction-clutch. Fig. 1 is an end elevation of the first pusher. Fig. 5 is a section on line ct l), Fig. 4. Fig. 6 is a plan and section of chain adjustment of first pusher. Fig. 7 is an elevation of the upper part of the machine at the feeding end. Fig. 8 is an elevation of the spring guiding mechanism. Fig. 9 is an elevation of the master-wheel. Fig. 10 is a-section on line c d, Fig. 9. Fig. 1l is a section on line ef,'Fig. 9. Fig. 12 is an elevation of Fig. 13 is a face view of the master-wheel pinions. Fig. 14 is an underneath plan of the delivery-table. Fig. 15 is an eud view of the delivery-table.

Fig. 16 is au edge view of the delivery-table. Fig. 17 is an elevation of the upper part of the machine at the delivery end. Fig. 18 is an outside elevation of the iirst wire or cutting frame. Fig. 19 is a top View of the first cutting-frame. Fig. 20 is a section on line g h, Fig. 18. Fig. 2l is an inside elevation of the second wire or cutting frame, the construction shown in Figs. 19 and 2O being the same in this frame as for Fig. 18.

Similar figures of reference indicate similar parts throughout all the views. l

My mechanism is carried by and attached the middle, a frame 3 at the delivery end, and a pedestal 4, secured to frame 2, and these frames are secured to each other by ties 5 G 7 and by back tie and brace 8, each being properly attached to give proper strength and stability to the frame structure. Mounted upon frames 1 2 and secured thereto is the receiving-table 9, preferably formed of multiple parallel strips of hard wood and grooved to receive tongues 10 to overcome the tendency to warp, which is Ithe effect of the soap slabs on tables of solid construction, and at the back edge of the table is secured a guide-strip 11, the table and guide-strips being also secured by snugly fitting between flanges 12 13 on frame 1 and knee 14 and lug 15 on frame 2. Formed on frame 1 are bosses 16, bored to receive guides 17, which are of circular crosssection, being held to place by set-screws 1S, the guides at their inner ends being pocketed in brackets 19, secured to frame 2. Mounted above and clear of table 9 is the first pusher 20, formed with depending bosses 21, which are bored to fit over and move on guides 17, and an upper connectingplate 22 passes across over table 9, and thence downward, joining each boss 21. J ust forward of the center of bosses 21, the pusher has a depression 23, formed by walls 24 25 and end wall 26, which latter forms a pocket 27, passing over guidestrip 11, with wall 26 touching the guidestrip. Pusher-block 28 abuts wall 24 and is secured under plate 22 by bolts 29 in slots 30, the slots providing an easy and quick means of securing or removing the pusher-block by means of the thumb-nuts of bolts 29. Slots 31 are provided to allow block 2S to pass the ICQ cutting-Wires and place the soap strips in proper position to be pushed through the second frame. Attached to bosses 2l are lugs 32, having slots 33 and set-screws 34. Bolts 35 pass upward through the slots and carry clamps 36, in which are secured sprocketchains 37, running over and moved by sprocket-Wheels 38 on shaft 39, running in adjustable bearings 40. Bearings 40 are provided with extensions 41 of circular cross-section and pocketed in bearings 42, secured inside of frame 1, and having adjusting-screws 43, with hand-wheels v44. By means of setscrews 34 and adj listing-screws 43 the chains 37 can be adjusted for the perfectly-'parallel movement of the pusher 20. On frame 2 are secured bearings 45, carrying shaft "'46, on which are secured sprocket -wheels 47 and which connect with sprocket-Wheels 38 by means of chain 37, so that when shaft 46 is turned pusher 2O is moved. On shaft 46 is miter-gear 48, its teeth engaging those of miter-gear 49 on shaft 50, carried by bearing 51, formed on pedestal 4. Pedestal 4 is secured to frame 2 by bolts through feet 52 53, and it also has a foot 54 resting upon the floor or foundation of the machine. At 55 a boss is formed which supports the master-Wheel shaft 56 and extending upwardly and inwardly the pedestal has formed on it a hub 57, in which is shaft 58 for the upper pinion, which engages with the master-wheel. The master-Wheel 59 is secured to shaft 56, and at one side it has 'a pulley 60, secured to it by lugsA 61` and bolts 62. A belt 63 runs on this pulley, and through its movement all parts of themachine operate automatically. The belt runs continuously in one direction, and

the forward and backward movements of thev pushers are controlled Within and by the master-wheel, and no reverse movement-of the belt, its pulley, or the master-wheel is necessary. The master-wheel 59 has a cenl[ ral hub 64, having a bushing 65, which revolves on shaft 56,. Arms 66 extend out- Ward from the hub and support a troughshaped rim, composed of an inner circular wall 67, an outer circular wall 68, and a dat plate 69, which connects walls 67 68 at one edge. Upon a portion of the outer surface of wall 67 is formed a segmental gear 70, and uponthe inner surface of wall 68 a segmental gear 71 is formed, the segmental gears being almost entirely upon one and the same side of a line drawn through the center of the Wheel across its diameter and the segments notoverlapping each other at their adjacent ends.

By reference to Figs. 9 and 17 it will be seen that shafts 50 58 are at equal distances from shaft 56, that shaft-s 50 58 are in exact vertical alinenient, and that each is the same distance to one and the same side of the center of wheel 59. Upon shaft 50 is pinion 72, and upon shaft 58 is pinion 73, each pinion exactly like the otherand ofthe same pitch as segments 71, by which they are revolved. Each pinion has upon its side, opposite plate 69, a locking-fiange 74, parallelsided, and one end being concave to iit locking-ring and the other end being convex to fit locking-ring 76. Upon the top of Wall 67 isformed segmental locking ring 75, against which, on its external diameter, the concave end of locking-anges 74 of pinions 72 73 lit. Upon the top of wall 68 is formed segmental locking-ring 76, against which, on its internal diameter, the convex end of locking- Vianges 74 of pinions 72 73 tit. The segmental locking-rings are upon the opposite side of the center of the wheel from gear-segments 70 71, and they slightlyoverlap each other at their vadjacent ends. The lengths of the gearsegments and of the locking-ring segments will vary according to the desired or required amount of travel of the pushers `and also the time allowance between the reverse movements of the first pusher for loading the soap slabs on the table 9 before pusher 2O moves forward.

The control ofV the movements of pinions 72 73 by the master-Wheel 59 is as follows, (and as the control of each pinion is the same I Will describe only 0ne:) By reference to Fig. 9 it will be seen that pinion 72 has a portion of its concave end touching against locking-ring 75 and one tooth against the next tooth will be .engaged and will revolve the pinion enough to swing fiange 74 away from ring 75, and the pinion will be free to frevolve in the same way as long as the teeth lof the pinion and segment 70 are engaged -and until the pinion Will be engaged by segment 71, which reverses its revolutions, and

.continue to revolve the pinion until the last tooth. of segment' 7l has passed, which will bring the convex end of locking-plate 74- against the end of locking-ring 76, the plate `74 being at this ti me'with its convex end inclined against the end of ring 76, with its imajor part under butclearof the ring 76, {Which will now force down the upturned end ofplate 74 and move it down, an'd the convex end will come in full contact with the edge of segment-ring 76, locking the pinion from revolving, and so continue until ring 76 is passed; but before ring 76 is passed the concave end of plate 7 4 will engage locking-ring 75, which will prevent the pinions revolving vuntil 75 is passed and the segmental gear 67 is again engaged bythe pinion, as heretofore described.v

The master-wheel is, as shown, calculated correctly for the actual machine; but owing to lack of space to show the machine to scale its full length it would move the pushers too far; but the principle is correctlyshown and this apparent discrepancy pointed out to forestall criticism.

yhalf -tooth 154. As Wheel 59 revolves the Y IOO IIO

On frames 2 3 are mounted bearings 78,

carrying shaft 79, on which are secured spur wheel 148, geared into spur-wheel on shaft 58, and pinions 80, engaging racks 8l of the second pusher, which pushes the strips of soap to the frame 153 and its wires, which separate the strips into bars or cakes. The racks 81 are secured to strips having grooves 82, which have ledges above and below guides 84 85, secured above and to frames 2 3 by bolts 86, the racks being long enough to allow the second pusher to have full movement back andforth. It is necessary to carry guide 85 no farther forward than the inner edge of the cutting-frame 152, while guide 84 runs forward to the second cutting-frame 153, and as the pusher will then be unsupported at one corner in its extreme forward movement I carry the guides and grooved pieces well back to afford sufficient stability at such time and insert a tie 87 between them, secured to flanges 88, which are bolted to the inside surfaces of strips 81. At the front of the second pusher is a plate 89, having a front flange 90 dropped below the top of the plate and a back flange 91 still farther depending, and to flange 90 is secured pusher-block 92, secured by bolts 93 in slots 94, for the easy removal of the block, and slits 95 are formed to permit the block to pass the wires of the cuttingframe 153. Delivery-table 96 is supported at its ends on frames 2 3 on ledges 97 98, formed on the frames for that purpose, and a plate 99 runs on 97, and a plate 100 runs on 98. (See Figs. 14, 15, and 16.) The plates reach across the table and are riveted to guideblocks 101, and the blocks are in turn bolted to distance-pieces 102, and all are secured to the table by countersunk headed bolts 103, having thumb-nuts 104, so that all parts can easily be removed and changed to a table of dierent width. The table 96 is preferably made of multiple longitudinal strips of hard wood tongued or secured together for the same purpose as valready described for table 9. The table 96 does not fill the opening through the framework at its sides, there being a scrap-slot 105 at the back side and a scrap-slot 10G at the front side. Through these slots the irregular and rough edges cut from the soap slab in making the straight strips fall into a receptacle placed .below the table, and the table edges are beveled at 107 108 to make sure that the scrap does not clog or lodge in the slot-s 105 106. As the second pusher moves forward to force the soap strips through cutting-frame 153 it is necessary to close the scrap-slot 10G. Otherwise the soap strips would catch and clog in the slot and be jammed and pressed out of shape. To overcome such defective working, I have introduced means to close the slot 10G by moving the table for that purpose and slightly in advance of the movement of the soap strips by the pusher.

Mounted upon the outer end of the shaft 79 is a friction-clutch 109, its main plate 11,0- having a hub 111 freely revolving on shaft 79. An outer plate 112 is secured to plate 110 by bolts 113 and moves with 110 and freely on the shaft 79. Between plates 110 'dovetailed slots 139 140 of frame 2.

1'12 is a disk 114, secured to revolve with shaft 79 by means of key 115. Friction-washers 116 117 are interposed between disk 114 and plates 110 112, the Washers preferably being of leather, and bolts 113 are adjusted to compress the washers and create sufficient friction to cause disk 114 to move plates 110 112, except when opposed by the greater resistance, hereinafter described.

A@ crankpin 118 is secured to plate 112 and at a distance from its center greater than the pitch-line of the pinion 80, which moves the pusher, a washer 119 and pin 120 secure one end of a connecting-rod 121 to the pin. On frames 2 3, under table 96, are formed bosses 122, in which is placed shaft 123, and thereon are placed segment-al gears 124, secured by set-screws 125, and the gears engage gearracks 126, secured to plates 99 100 under table 96. At the outer end of shaft 123 is secured slotted crank-arm 127 by set-screw 128. In slot 129 is secured pin 130, to which is connected the outer end 131 of rod 121. The rod has an adjustment for lengthening and short ening by means of hub 132 on part 121, tapped to receive the screw-threaded end of part 131,

and a jam-nut 133 is also provided. Thev first cutting or wire frame 152, Figs. 18, 19,

and 20, is formed of two separate rectangularv IOO the plates are beveled to suit and fit into At the top and bottom of opening 136 I introduce pieces 141, preferably made of hard wood, the ends of the pieces and the corners of central opening 136 being cut beveled and the pieces 141 being forced into the bevel pockets and held by end contact in the pockets 142 in plates 135 136. The pieces 141 reach across and cover space 143 and are flush with the inner side of 134 and the outer side of 135, and the lower strip forms a sliding surface or bridge for the soap to pass over when being pushed through the frame. Cutting-Wires 144 are stretched perpendicularly across the opening 136 and reach through slots 145, cut in pieces 141 from the inside to the center'of space 143, and the back of the'slots affords a support to the wires when pushed against by the soap. As seen in the sectional part of Fig. 18, each wire 144 is looped at each vend and passed over a hook 146, placed in space 143 and having a screw-thread at its outer end on which is screwed thu mb-nut 147, which seats the edge of plates 134 135. It Will be TIO meV

noticed that the outer or end wires are placed close to the ends of opening 136 for the purpose of cutting off the irregular or ragged edges of the soap slab,known as scrap The second cutting or wire frame 153 is shown in Fig. 21 and is in most of its parts like the irst cutting-frame, already described. It

- the lirst cutting-frame 152.

diers from the other frame in being much longer, and therefore it is myv practice to widen the plates at the center and'thereafter taper them toward the ends to give additional strength, and I also introduce additional spacing-blocks 137 at the center and also stiEening-screws 149, which screw through both plates. This frame fits into dovetailed slots 150 of frame 2 and 151 of frame 3.

By reference t o Fig. 8 will be seen -the means I employ to keep the soap slab against guide-strip 11 as it is passed to and through At the outer edge of table 9, but above it and free to move for a distance over and across it, is a springcontrolled guide 156, connected to a rectangular bar157, which reaches down and thence across under table 9, guided by pockets 158, in which it is supported and through which it moves and which are formed on bracket 159, secured to frame 2 by bolts 160. Beyond' 161 the bar is rounded and passes through alug 162, screwed into frame 2. Resting against the lug is a seat 163 for spring 164, and at the outer end of the spring is another seat 165, against which is screwed thumb-nut 166, so that by means of nut 166 any desired tension may be put upon spring 164 and guide 156, thus enabling the guide to press the slab of soap to the guide-strip 11 and to move back and forth to accommodate itself to the irregularities of the outerv edge of the soap slab.

The operation of my machine is as follows: Belt 63 being connected to and set in motion by the motive power, and in the direction indicated by the arrow, pulley and masterwheel 59 will be revolved, also in the same direction, and the same movement, and in the same direction, will continue as long as the power is applied, as no reverse movement of the belt, pulley, or master-wheel is required for the forward and backward movements of the pushers or other parts. The teeth of segmental gear will engage the teeth of pinion 72, upon the inside of the pinion or between shafts 50 56, which will revolve the pinion in the direction of the full-line arrow. (See Fig. 9.) Pinion 72 being fast on shaft 50 will revolve it in the same direction, and miter-gear 49, also secured on shaft 50, will revolve in the same direction. Miter-gear 49, which runs miter-gear 48, will revolve 48v in the direction' shown by the arrow. Sprocket-wheels 47, being also fast on shaft 46, to which miter-Wheel 48 is secured, will be revolved in the same direction as 48. Sprocket-chains 37, being run by sprocketwheels 47 over sprocket-wheels 38 and attached 'to pusher 2O in its lugs 32, will be moved in the direction of the arrow or forward and push the soap slab, which has previously been laid on table 9 and against strip 11, to and beyond the cutting-wires of frame 152, cutting the soap slab into strips and depositing the strips on table 96 in proper position and ready for the. inal'oper- -of pusher 20 forward.

vation. By reference to Fig. 9 itY will be seen that just as the teeth of pinion-72 and gearsegment 70 become engaged the lockingflange 74 is disengagedv from contact with and control by segmental locking-ring 75, which has prevented the movement of piuion 72 and all parts to it connected, and the pinion is now free to revolve, and as a more positive assurance of such engagement and revolving the first tooth 154 of segment 70 is not carried above the pitch-line of the segment. The length of segment 70 or its number of teeth controls the number of revolutions of pinion 72 and through the meehanism attached thereto the movement or stroke .After the masterwheel 59 revolvesthedistance around of rack 70 the pinion 7 2 becomes disengaged therefrom, and there is a slight pause of movement of the pinion and all the part-s it moves until the teeth of segmental gear 71 engage the teeth of pinion 72 upon its outer side or beyond its shaft 50, and when such engagement takesplace the pinion 72 is revolved in eX- actly the opposite direction from that just described, as shown by broken-line arrow, and with it all its connected parts are moved .in reverse position to that first described, and

pusher 2O is vmoved back to its position at the kouter end of table 9 ready to push forward 'another soap slab. As segment 71 is farther from the center of the master-wheel than segment 70, it moves faster, and all the parts IOO moved thereby will move faster, thus moving pusher 20 backward` faster than forward.

Vhen segment 71 passes beyond pinion 72,

the locking-liange 74 will be engaged and held from revolving by the segmental locking-ring 76, fitting upon its convex end, un-

til segmental locking-ring 75 is engaged upon vits convex end, and during the engagement of locking-liange 74'and segments 76 75 the pinion 7 2 will be locked and kept from revolving and all the parts attached thereto and moved thereby will remain at rest. This interval of rest or suspended movement enables the placing of a soap slab on table 9 readyv for the next forward movement ofv pusher 20. The revolving of pinion 73 first in one direction bythe segmental gear 70, as shown by the full-line arrow, and then in the reverse direction by segmental gear 71,as shown v by the broken-line arrow, and prevention of the revolving of the pinion by its lockingflange 74 engaging first segmental lockingring 75 and then 7 6 is precisely the same as already described for pinion 72; but by reference to Fig. 9 it will be seen that when pinion 72 becomes engaged by segment 70' Spur-wheel IIO 148 is secured on shaft 79, ou which are also secured spur-wheels 80, engaging and moving racks 81,which are a part of the second pusher. Therefore with the irst revolving of pinion 73 the pusher moves forward and its block 92 will force the soap strips through frame 153 and its .wires 114: will separate them into pieces. Vhen the shaft 7 9 revolves for the forward movement of the second pusher, the clutch 109 will also be revolved, and through the rod 121, crank-arm 127, segments 124, and rack 126 the table 96 will be moved forward; but as pin 118 of the clutch is secured thereto at a point beyond or at a greater distance from the center of shaft 79 than the pitchline ofhgear SO, which moves the pusher, the table 96 and pusher will commence to move together, and the table being moved faster than the pusher will effectually close scrapslot 106 in advance of the soap strips reaching frame 153. When the table 96 closes the slot-openin g 106 and its edge abuts frame 153, the disk 11i will continue to revolve as long as the pusher goes forward; but the plates 110 112 will stop, as the friction between disk 114, washers 116 117, and plates 110 112 will be overcome by the abutting of the tableA 96 and frame 153. lVhen the reverse movement takes place, the friction within clutch 109 will, force table 96 back and reopen scrap-slot 106, which is the backward limit of movement for table 96.

I claim- 1. In a soap-cuttin g machine, a framework supporting a xed table whereon the soap slab is rst placed, a cutting-frame at the delivery end of the table, a second table, also supported upon the framework but movable sidewise, a cutting-frame at one side of the movable table, a pusher for each table guided for reciprocating movement, a master-wheel supported upon the framework and means to revolve it continuously in one direction, means supported by the framework to connect with and receive motion from the master-wheel, and connected thereto and moved thereby, means to communicate said movement to the pushers aforesaid, and means on the master-wheel to revolve the connected mechanism first in one direction, then in a reverse direction and then cause a stoppage of all movement of the connected mechanism during each revolution of thev master-wheel 3. In a soap-cutting machine, a master-- wheel supported upon a suitable framework and means for its revolving, segmental gears upon the wheel, one for external and one forv internal contact,a space between the adjacent ends of the segments,a pinion supported upon the framework and placed to engage the eX- ternal contact-segment upon the pinions diam eter toward the center of the master-wheel,

and to engage the internal contact-segment upon the pinions diameter most removed from the center of the master-wheel, a first pusher for cutting the soap slabs into strips and means connected to the pinion whereby it moves the first pusher in one direction while in contact with the external segment, and reverses the movement when in contact with the interior segment, substantially as described.

4. In a soap-cutting machine, a masterwheel supported upon a suitable framework and means for its revolving, segmental gears upon the wheel, one for external and one for internal contact, a space between the adjacent ends of the segments, a pinion support-` ed upon the framework and placed to engage the external contact-segment upon the pinions diameter toward the center of the masterwheel, and to engage the internal contact-segment upon the pinions diameter most removed from the center of the master-wheel, a second Vpusher fr cutting the soap strips into bars or cakes, and means connected to the pinion whereby it moves the second pusher in one direction while in contact with the external segment, and reverses the movement when in contact with the interior segment, substantially as described.

5. In a machine, a frameworkand thereby supported a master-wheel, and means for its revolving, also supported upon `the framework and in manner to engage the masterwheel, two pinions, an external and anvinternal segmental gear upon the master-wheel and arranged to successively engage the pinions rst upon one side of their center then upon the opposite sideof their center after disengagement from the first segment, a locking-plate on each pinion and segmental locking-rings upon the master-wheel adapted to engage the locking-plates and prevent the revolving of the pinions when not engaged and revolved by the segmental gears, substantially as set forth.

6.In a soap-cutting machine, a middle frame having means to secure a table and guides of circular cross-section; a feeding-end frame having means to .secure artable and IOO IIC

guid es of circular cross-section atable formed of separate longitudinal parts secured to eachv lrunning the guide-strip, depending bosses from the pusherembracing and enoirclin g the guides, a plate on the upper part of the pusher, a wall at the back of the plate, and a removable block abutting the wall aforesaid and secured to the plate in manner and form substantiallyas described.

7. In a soap-cutting machine, a middle and a feeding-end framework having means for su pportin g guides of circular cross-section and a table, guides of circular cross-section and aforesaid, shafts within the bearings, wheels upon the shafts, belts upon the wheels, and means to attach the belts to the pusher in manner to permit of adjustment at the points of attachment,- in manner substantially as described.

9. In a soap-cuttin g machine, a middle andr a feeding-end framework having means to support a fixed table, and below the same supporting guides ofv circular cross-section, a pusher embracing the guides and moving above the table, vertical beveled grooves in the lmiddle frame extending above the table, at its inner end, and within the grooves, removably supported,a cuttin g-frame composed of separate parts joined to have a space between them, and with beveled endsV tol fit within the beveled grooves of the frame as aforesaid, substantially as set forth.

. 10. In a soap-cutting machine, a framework comprising a feeding and a delivery end frame 'and a middle frame, a feeding-table and guides of circular cross-section supported by the middle and feeding-,end frames, a pusher having a removable pusher-block, embracing the circular cross-section guides, and moving above the feeding-table, the middle and delivery-end frames being extended above the feeding-table and upon the upper part of these frames grooved guides, at right angles to the circular cross-section guides and the feeding-table, and thereby carried and guided, a second pusher, elevated above the level of the first-mentioned pusher and moving in a right angle thereto, a front plate to 'the pusher dropped belowits top and having a back plate, a pusher-block secured to the .front plate, abutting the back plate and on a level lwith the `pusher-block of the'grst-mentioned pusher, vand means for its removable attachment, ysubstantially as set forth.

1l'. In a soap-cutting machine, ay framework composed of a middle and feeding and delivery end frames, afeeding-table and cir- ;cular cross-section guides supported upon the middle and feeding-end frames, apusher embracing theguides and moving above thetable, 'grooved guides upon the middle and deliverylend frames and elevated above the table aforesaid, a pusher in the guides arranged to work at a right angle to the pusher first mentioned and at a level above it, a pusher-block removably secured to each pusher, vertical beveled grooves at the upper part of the middle and delivery-end frames and a cuttingframe composed of separate parts joined to have a space between them and with beveled ends to fit within the vertical beveled grooves of the frames aforesaid, in manner and form substantially as set forth.

12. In a soap-cutting machine, a framework, a second pusher guided thereon and having forward and backward movement, a movable table over which .the pusher works, scrap -slots at the sidesr of the table, and means connected with the pushers operative mechanism, to move the table forward and close the outer scrap-slot as the pusher moves forward, and to move the table back as the pusher moves back and reopen the scrap-slot, in manner substantially as set forth.

13. In a soap-cutting machine, a framework, a second pusher guided thereon and having means for its forward and backward movement, a movable table over which the pusher works, scrap-slots at the sides of the movable table, and means operative with the pusher-moving mechanism to move the table forward and close the outer scrap-slot in ad'- vance of the pushers movement, and move the table back and reopen the scrap-slot as the pusher moves back, substantially as described.

llt. In a soap-cutting machine, a framework, a second pusher guided thereon, a removable table over which the pusher works, having movable support on the framework, and removable means secured to the table whereby it is guidedin its movements, by which it has sliding contact upon the 'framesupport and by which it is connected to its moving mechanism, substantially-as set forth.

l5. In a soap-cutting machine, a framework havingverticaldovetailed grooves therein and resting within the grooves cuttingframes composed of separate parallel'anil'integral plates having beveled ends, a space between the plates, distance-blocks secured be-V tween the plates, a central opening through IOO IIO

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the plates, beveled pockets at the corners of the opening'and strips havingangled orv dovetailed ends inserted across the central opening at the top and bottom thereof fitting into the beveled pockets held therein by end contact and covering the intervening space between the plates, substantially as described.

16. In a soap-cutting machine, a framework having vertical dovetailed grooves therein, and resting Within the grooves cuttingframes formed of two separable and integral plates having beveled ends, the plates set apart to have an intervening space,loopended cutting-Wires, inserted within the intervening space and across a central opening formed in the plates, and means above and below the plates to secure the wires, substantiallyT as described.

17. In a soap cutting machine, cuttingframes formed of separate parallel integral frames set apart and secured to each other with an intervening space,a central opening,a

strip inserted across the top and bottom of the Y, openingo having beveled ends and secured by end contact in beveled pockets, cutting-Wires placed across the opening and secured above and below the frames, and slots formed in the strips whereby the Wires may be inserted from one side', and supported at the back of the slot against the pressure forced against them, substantially as described.

1S. In a soap-cutting machine, a frame- Work supporting a fixed feeding-table and circular cross-section guides, a pusher supported upon the guides and having means for itsA JAMES P. W'E'IHERILL.

Witnesses:

ANDREW A. CLARK, ANNE GRAY HAT'HAWAY. 

